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Optimum performance: Soft tissue injuries can impede an NFL player's performance

When an appliance breaks down in your home or apartment, much less when your bike or car tire goes flat, you either repair it yourself or call in a repair person.

The same could be said when it comes to the repair options available to soft tissue damage from the trauma of physical contact - like during the current NFL playoffs and upcoming Super Bowl.

If you've paid close attention during the NFL playoffs, you probably have witnessed an exponential growth in the intensity of the physical contact. It's a one (loss) and done mentality.

Sports Medicine Australia says, "Soft tissue injuries are the most common injury in sport.